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Unattended Retail Comes Full Circle
Unattended Retail Comes Full Circle
February 16, 2016  |  Vending Machines

Automats delivered a roast beef and mashed potato dinner from coin-operated vending machines in the 1940s and 1950s. Today, self-service restaurants deliver quinoa via sleek...

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The UK’s Payments Regulator Talks Innovation
The UK’s Payments Regulator Talks Innovation
February 16, 2016  |  Regulation

It’s been almost a year since the United Kingdom ushered in a first of its kind: the launch of a Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). With...

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Payday Lending Clash Rolls On Between CFPB And Congress
Payday Lending Clash Rolls On Between CFPB And Congress
February 16, 2016  |  Regulation

It has been a little less than a year since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced its intentions to examine the institution of small-dollar, short-term...

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Scoring The Unscorable
Scoring The Unscorable
February 15, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

Creditworthy but unscorable. What gives? Old credit scoring models, for one. VantageScore sat down with PYMNTS to explain how using new credit scoring models can...

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Big Buyers Calm The Market, Amex Courts Small Biz And Visa Discloses Square Ownership
Big Buyers Calm The Market, Amex Courts Small Biz And Visa Discloses Square Ownership
February 15, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

There are busy weeks, and then there are weeks like last week. In the span of the last seven days, the stock market shed another...

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The Shopping Cart Abandonment Fix
The Shopping Cart Abandonment Fix
February 14, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Merchants are losing an estimated $4 trillion to shopping cart abandonment – and the problem is only getting worse. But the solution may lie in...

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The Week In Hacks
The Week In Hacks
February 13, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Fascination with the inner workings of the U.S. government is almost never at what anyone would call a fever pitch. There are test patterns that...

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